On July 18, the Office of the People's Committee of Quang Nam province sent a document to the Department of Home Affairs regarding the review of foreign language certificates related to the Cambridge International organization at the request of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Previously, the Hanoi City Police Department's Security Investigation Agency sent a dispatch requesting the Ministry of Home Affairs to notify competent agencies managing cadres, civil servants and public employees to conduct inspections, reviews and handle cases of illegal use of foreign language certificates bearing the name of the Cambridge International organization according to the law.
According to the investigation of the Hanoi City Police Security Investigation Agency, in 2021, the accused Le Van Vang (born in 1981, residing in My Duc, Hanoi) created the Cambridge International organization with the initial purpose of organizing English courses for those in need, but due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it could not be implemented.
After that, Vang discussed with Luong Viet Anh (born in 1987, residing in Long Bien, Hanoi) to organize Cambridge English foreign language certificate exam classes for those in need. The subjects used the name of the association between Cambridge International and the Institute for Educational Development Cooperation Research under the Vietnam Association of Psychological Science - Education, with Luong Viet Anh as the Director.
To do so, Le Van Vang drafted an English document titled “LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE” dated May 21, 2021 and signed Max Mooney himself, with a red round stamp reading “CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL R”.
After completing, Le Van Vang transferred to Luong Viet Anh the translated copy of the “LETTER OF APPROVAL” to advertise and organize online exams for candidates who want to get the certificate. The exam schedule started from September 25, 2022 until it was discovered by the investigation agency on June 18, 2023.
Before organizing the exam, Luong Viet Anh bought 2 websites cambridgrtest.online, cbriglobal.info, rented the domain name and hired people to build an online exam program on the website cambridgetest.online with 4 skills, testing, foreign language assessment (automatic scoring). Built the website cbriglobal.info to serve students to look up candidate information, look up exam scores after taking the online exam. During the exam organization process, Luong Viet Anh was the person who directly managed and operated the above websites to supervise students.
The investigation agency determined that the defendants in the case used the name of a non-existent organization called Cambridge International to organize foreign language certification exams for those in need. Individuals who needed to take the Cambridge International certification exam had limited English proficiency but needed the certificate to ensure the completion of their application or to ensure their application for admission to agencies and units inside and outside the state.
Understanding the psychology, the defendants invented the international organization Cambridge International similar to prestigious educational organizations in the world, then created a Cambridge International certificate model with many similarities to the certificates of prestigious educational organizations to deceive people in need and appropriate money.
Upon the recommendation of the Security Investigation Agency (Hanoi City Police), the Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a document requesting ministries, branches and localities to direct specialized agencies to inspect and review the records of cadres, civil servants and public employees who have declared the use of foreign language certificates under the name of the organization Cambridge International. In case of detecting people using certificates in violation of regulations, it is recommended that competent authorities consider and handle them according to regulations.
Receiving the dispatch, the People's Committee of Quang Nam province assigned the Department of Home Affairs to preside over and coordinate with localities and units to conduct an inspection of the records of those who have declared the use of foreign language certificates under the name of the organization Cambridge International. Summarize the report of results to the People's Committee of the province, and at the same time, request competent authorities to consider and handle violations according to regulations.
NGUYEN CUONG
Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/quang-nam-ra-soat-can-bo-dung-chung-chi-ngoai-ngu-tu-to-chuc-cambridge-international-post749895.html
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